March for Life Rally in Downtown BR

More than 2,000 gathered Jan. 26 on the steps of the Old State Capitol to stand up for the Right to Life and oppose abortion. People of all ages and faiths gathered to speak out against what some called the American Holocaust.
The main speaker, Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, said she sees the pro-life movement as a continuation of the civil rights movement.
Many people carried signs, such as “Real Men Love Life” and “Abortion Stops a Beating Heart.”
The annual march, which has been held since shortly after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 was both upbeat and hopeful.
The abortion issue leaped to the forefront recently when the New York Legislature passed a bill allowing abortion through the day of delivery. The far-reaching and some said murderous practice can now be performed by a physician or any other person.
Pro-lifers said the legislation legalizes infanticide and can no longer be justified on the basis of protecting a mother’s mental or physical health, since the baby is already born before being killed.
They say the pro-abortion argument that such legislation is necessary to make abortion “safe” and stop “back alley” abortion can no longer be made, since the legislation allows anyone to perform an abortion in any setting.
Louisiana was in the news on the abortion issue this week as the U.S. Supreme Court enjoined a new Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admission privileges at area hospitals. Pro-lifers say the law is necessary to protect women when the abortion creates complications for the mother.
The injunction is only valid until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the Louisiana case.